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Production Before Comprehension in the Emergence of Transitive Constructions in Dutch Child Language [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Although 2-year-old English- or Dutch-speaking children tend to use correct subject-object word order in their own utterances, they appear to make a substantial number of word order errors in their comprehension of other people’s utterances. This pattern
Gisi Cannizzaro, Petra Hendriks
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The psychometric status of child language assessment tools in South Africa’s official languages [PDF]

South African Journal of Communication Disorders
Despite advancements in recognising the importance of early child language development and linguistic diversity in South Africa, culturally and linguistically appropriate assessment tools remain unevenly distributed across the official languages, posing ...
Frenette Southwood, Chelsea Brönn, Heather J. Brookes, Carmen Defty, Helena Kruger   +4 more
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The agreement between parent-reported and directly measured child language and parenting behaviors [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
Parenting behaviors are commonly targeted in early interventions to improve children’s language development. Accurate measurement of both parenting behaviors and children’s language outcomes is thus crucial for sensitive assessment of intervention ...
Shannon K Bennetts, Shannon K Bennetts, Shannon K Bennetts, Fiona K Mensah, Fiona K Mensah, Fiona K Mensah, Elizabeth M Westrupp, Elizabeth M Westrupp, Elizabeth M Westrupp, Naomi J Hackworth, Naomi J Hackworth, Sheena Reilly, Sheena Reilly, Sheena Reilly, Sheena Reilly   +14 more
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Reporting child language sampling procedures. [PDF]

J Speech Lang Hear Res, 2014
Purpose Despite the long history of language sampling use in the study of child language development and disorders, there are no set guidelines specifying the reporting of language sampling procedures. The authors propose reporting standards for use by investigators who employ language samples in their research.
Finestack LH, Payesteh B, Disher JR, Julien HM.   +3 more
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Family-Based Whole-Exome Analysis of Specific Language Impairment (SLI) Identifies Rare Variants in BUD13, a Component of the Retention and Splicing (RES) Complex

Brain Sciences, 2021
Specific language impairment (SLI) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) that displays high heritability estimates. Genetic studies have identified several loci, but the molecular basis of SLI remains unclear.
Erin M. Andres, Kathleen Kelsey Earnest, Cuncong Zhong, Mabel L. Rice, Muhammad Hashim Raza   +4 more
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Contributions of naturalistic parent-child conversations to children’s science learning during informal learning at an aquarium and at home

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
This study examined the naturalistic conversations of 62 parent-child dyads during informal learning at an aquarium and with a subsample at home. Children (Mage = 69.8 months) with their parents were observed and audio recorded while exploring an ...
Grace Ocular, Kimberly R. Kelly, Lizbeth Millan, Savannah Neves, Kateri Avila, Betina Hsieh, Claudine Maloles   +6 more
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Early Word Order Usage in Preschool Mandarin-Speaking Typical Children and Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Influences of Caregiver Input?

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
This study explores the emergence and productivity of word order usage in Mandarin-speaking typically-developing (TD) children and children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and examines how this emergence relates to frequency of use in caregiver ...
Ying Alice Xu, Letitia R. Naigles, Yi Esther Su   +2 more
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Health resources for South Africa: A scoping review

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2020
Background: Healthcare is more effective when people are treated in their own language with respect for their culture. However, information about the availability and nature of health resources is fragmented and studies suggest few assessments, screening
Michelle Pascoe, Olebeng Mahura, Jessica Dean   +2 more
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Differentiation as One of the Basic Mechanisms of Language Acquisition

RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics, 2023
In the process of speech ontogenesis, various mechanisms of language acquisition play different roles. Both basic and auxiliary mechanisms can be distinguished.
Galina R. Dobrova
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CUANDO LAS PALABRAS DEL OTRO SE HACEN MÍAS: DISCURSO REPORTADO Y FLEXIBILIDAD PRAGMÁTICA EN NIÑOS CON DESARROLLO TÍPICO Y CON TRASTORNO ESPECÍFICO DE LENGUAJE [PDF]

Lingüística, 2019
Un tema de creciente interés en el estudio de narrativas infantiles es el uso del reporte del discurso y pensamiento de los personajes (DR). Sin embargo, no hemos hallado descripciones sistemáticas de su uso en niños hispanohablantes con problemas del ...
Nina Crespo Allende, María Luisa Silva
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